The Mouse Family Blog

I was shocked this week when Lauren did not enjoy Lake Michigan. She has become a huge fan of the Gulf of Mexico (see pictures of that here). We were at the Foster Ave. beach for a day in the sand and surf with other Park Moms. Lauren spent most of the time climbing in and out of her tent and asking for "cookies" which currently yields her a gram cracker. She also was demanding that I "opee" my water bottle for her. She wanted me to screw the top off so she could take a drink instead of being content to drink the exact same iced down water from her sippy cup. After numerous attempts to get her to walk into the water, stand in the water, be dipped in the water, splash in the water, "look Trinity and all the big girls are doing it", "look all the little babies are dong it" she still pleaded "up up up!" and clung to my arms and legs with a death grip. I'm not sure what that's all about. She has been loving her kiddy pool and a public pool we visited recently. Maybe the first dip in the cold water of the lake was not what she expected and therefore set her mind against it. Oh well, we still had fun visiting with other moms and their kids.